Vibrant Lake Erie on the rebound

10:17 PM,
May 18, 2013

A relaxing read along Sand Road in Catawba Island Township.

Written by

Dick Martin
News Journal correspondent

The Outdoor Writers of Ohio had its spring meeting at Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island recently and several people took the opportunity to inform us (and therefore you) about what was going on around this important Great Lake.

A member of the Ohio Tourism Association opened the various meetings to tell us about the economic impact of Lake Erie. I was a little surprised to hear that a fourth of all Ohio tourist visits are to the lake and its surroundings. Birding alone brings $26 million to Erie counties.

Fishing and hunting bring millions more, and the total economic impact is an amazing $40 ...